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Show oo SUM SERMON Iff REV. HU In his evening sermon yesterday, in the First Methodist church. Re. G. P. Rassweiler illustrated his text with references to Harold Bell Wrights book. 'The Shepherd of the Hills His text was Philip; 4.8 X, 'Whatsoever 'Whatso-ever things nre true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are love).,, whatsoever things are of pood report. If there be any virtue, if there be any praise, think on these things, and knowledge shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.'' In part, he said: It is a plea for the simple life, and a protest against that estimate of life which sees o-nly the externals, the tinsel and show, the outward glamour and does not see the inner worth of things. The author would show that it is not what people have, but what they are that makes real gentlemen and women, and that there are many In backwoods garments who may be really more genteel than those "no rui ui uauc iuih ami kiiuv an about just which fork and spoon to use at the right time As the old shepherd said, A gentle spirit may express itself in rude words of illiteracy, illit-eracy, it is not therefore rude. Ruf fians may speak the language of learning or religion, it is ruffianism still. Strength may wear the garb of weakness, and still be strong; ajid a weakling may carry the weapons of Btrengtb, but still fight with a faint heart.' As Burns has said. " 'For a' that and a' that. Our toils obscure and a' that. The rank is but the guinea s stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that.' " It was ehowi how the shepherd had taugin young Matt how true manhood man-hood was not In mere brute strength, but in self mastery, and parts of the book were piven dramatically showing how Matt mastered bis lesson. Then "Sammy" Lane learns what it means to be a true lady; to lie beautiful In heart, beautiful in thought, as well SG beautiful in body and apparel. And shp learns to see things at their true value. |